Easy Postage Collage Cards

Hi crafty friends, I wanted to mix and match goodies from the Postage Collage Collection by Waffle Flowers with other supplies in my stash!

l love the collection concept and how its components ( dies, stamps, stencils) coordinate to create beautiful seasonal compositions.

However, I’m always looking for ways to stretch the use of my supplies.

So I think the Postage Collage Background dies and the block stencils coordinate with any small stamps and stencils you might have.

POSTAGE COLLAGE – the Basics

The postage collage background dies and coordinating stencils are available in A2, A6, A7, Slimline, and Mini Slimline.

I wish someone told me that!!

I bought the A2 die set and the A6 and A7 stencils! Nooo!!

Learn from my mistakes… I didn’t see the size of the A6 when I was purchasing it, so I assumed it was an A2.

The stencils can be used alone but the die-cut background is gorgeous so I had to make it work because I was already exited with this.

So you will see me using masking tape in the video to add colour to each block and get a nice white edge.

Although this is not difficult, the inexpensive stencils will be better… Masking slowed me down and limited my creative possibilities but I didn’t want to wait any longer to try this…

Anyways… here is a speedy video to illustrate the process.

TOP TIP

When adding colours make sure to alternate the position of each shade so that helps to have a better visual effect.

Tone-on-tone colouring: I used Pawsitively Saturated Inks for the block’s backgrounds due to their transparency and Distress Oxide Inks to add colour to the images due to their opacity.

Both inks have water-reactive properties ( tend to look creamy – lighter when mixed with water)

Hibiscus Blooms

So I paired the A2 postage collage background die with the small images from the Hibiscus Blooms stamp set by Simon Says Stamp.

I also used stamps from the Postage Collage Love mini stamp set.

So I first die cut the panels using the A2 postage collage background die.

Then, I stamped the images using the Misti and Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink on Arches Cold Press Watercolour Paper ( smooth).

Inks used:

• BLOCK BACKGROUNDS: Ocean and Celery Pawsitively Inks.
• BIRDS AND FLOWERS: Prize Ribbon, Pine Needles, Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Inks.
• To add sparkle I used a Nuvo Shimmer Pen ( silver shimmer)

For this card, I also used bold butterfly images and sentiments from the Silhouette Sentiments stamp set by Simon Says Stamp

INKS USED

• BLOCK BACKGROUNDS: Guava and Iris Pawsitively Saturated Inks.
• BIRDS AND FLOWERS: Villanos Potion and Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide Inks.
• I also splatter gold watercolour paint from the Kuretake Starry Colors watercolour palette.
• To add sparkle I used a Nuvo Midas Touch ( gold shimmer) … This is absolutely gorgeous.

that is all for today
I hope you enjoyed this post
Happy Crafting
X Bibi

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